RFI: TN Department of Children Services
DEADLINE February 4th - The State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services (DCS) is seeking information from qualified vendors, particularly Department of Agriculture Pick TN providers, who can supply locally grown fresh food products, including beef, produce, and shelf-stable items to various DCS facilities across the state.
RESOURCE: 2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook
This handbook comprises up-to-date information developed from research and Extension projects conducted across the Southeast. It contains the information that you need to manage your vegetable crops, including which varieties to plant, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover crop selection and conservation tillage options, pesticide selection, grafting, fertigation, plasticulture, postharvest handling, and alternative pest management tools, as well as many other topics.
FUNDING: Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund
The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a competitive small grant program administered by the Farmer Veteran Coalition that provides direct assistance to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming or ranching. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 to purchase equipment or supplies that will support your farm business.
RESOURCE: The Periodic Table of Cover Crops
ATTRA's latest publication, The Periodic Table of Cover Crops, by Cody Brown, is a visual tool for producers interested in utilizing cover crops on their farms or ranches. The overall layout of the cover crop selection tool is meant to mimic the organized structure of the periodic table of elements.
APPLY: Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program (CAGP)
Provides up to $1,500 per acre for silvopasture implementation and up to $1,000 per quarter acre for forest farming projects, depending on scale and scope. Open to individuals and organizations nationwide engaged in agroforestry practices.
APPLY: Virtual Fence Conservation Fund
From ATTRA: The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is accepting applications to the Virtual Fence Conservation Fund. This $250,000-dollar initiative aims to enhance wildlife conservation by empowering ranchers and conservationists to adopt virtual fencing technology on public and private lands. The fund is accepting applications from ranchers, landowners, and conservation organizations who seek to employ this promising technology to advance land, water, or wildlife conservation initiatives. PERC will award a series of grants ranging from $10,000 to $75,000 based on overall conservation impact and project size.
APPLY: Specialty Crop Funding Program
he United States Department of Agriculture announced the new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program last week with applications due by January 8, 2025. Administered through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the program aims to help specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs.
APPLY: Gardens for Good grant program
Gardens for Good helps good things grow by awarding grants to support deserving non-profit agriculture projects providing accessible, healthy, organic food for their communities.